Terms Of
Use / Privacy Statement
Terms of Use
These
terms of use apply to the entire group of Web sites owned, operated, licensed,
or controlled by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
(sometimes hereinafter referred to as "DHMH"). Please read these
terms and conditions carefully before using this Web site. By using this Web
site or any other site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by DHMH, you
signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms
of use, you may not access or otherwise use the site. DHMH reserves the right,
at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at
any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use
of this site or any other DHMH Web site following the posting of changes to
these terms will mean you accept those changes.
DHMH Copyright and
Privacy Notice
Copyright
Status: Most information at this site is in the public domain. Unless otherwise
stated, these documents may be freely distributed without modification and used
for non-commercial, scientific, educational or personal purposes. However, you
may encounter documents or portions of documents contributed by private
companies or organizations. Other parties may retain all rights to publish or
reproduce these documents. Commercial use of the documents on this site may be
protected under
Intellectual Property
This Web site
is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to
Software Quality
DHMH and/or
its related, affiliated and subsidiary organizational units do not warrant that
any information, software or other material accessible through one of their Web
pages is free of defects, viruses, worms, trojan
horses or other harmful components.
Objectionable Information and Materials
When accessing
or making use of any service provided on the Web pages of DHMH you may not:
- post or transmit any unlawful, threatening,
abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or
otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without
limitation, any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that
would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise violate any local, national or international law, including
without limitation, the U.S. export control laws and regulations;
- post or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, worm, trojan horse or other harmful component; restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Web site; post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software or other material obtained through our Web pages for commercial purposes (other than expressly permitted by the provider of such information, software or other material); or
- upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce or distribute in any way, information, software or other material obtained through our Web pages which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or rightholder, or upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of our Web pages themselves or derivative works with respect thereto, except where expressly permitted in writing.
Disclaimer of
Liability
For
documents available from this site, the Maryland Department of Health &
Mental Hygiene does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility
for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus,
product, or process disclosed.
Disclaimer of
Endorsement
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DHMH
does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes, or services.
The views and opinions of authors expressed on DHMH Websites do not necessarily
state or reflect those of the Maryland Department of Health & Mental
Hygiene, and they may not be used for advertising or product endorsement
purposes.
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External Links --
Some
DHMH sites may provide links to other Internet sites only for the convenience
of World Wide Web users. DHMH is not responsible for the availability or
content of these external sites, nor does DHMH endorse, warrant or guarantee
the products, services or information described or offered at these other
Internet sites.
Medical
Information: It is not the intention of DHMH to provide specific medical
advice, but rather to provide users with access to general information to
facilitate a better understanding of public health issues. Specific medical
advice will not be provided, and DHMH urges you to consult with an appropriate,
qualified medical provider for diagnosis and for answers to your personal
questions.
Use of Electronic Signatures:
In order to conduct certain transactions with DHMH by electronic means, you, or your authorized representative, will be required to use an electronic signature when such signature is necessary. We will ask that you also agree to all terms and conditions presented in an Electronic Signature Agreement. Please be aware that an electronic signature is as legally binding as a handwritten signature.
Privacy Notice:
This
Web site is provided as a public service by the Maryland Department of Health
& Mental Hygiene.
• Of
the information we learn about you from your visit to "http://www.dhmh.state.md.us,"
we may store the following: the domain name from which you access the Internet,
the date and time, the Internet address of the web site from which you linked
directly to our site, the name of the file or the words you searched, and the
browser used to access our site. This information is used to measure the number
of visitors to the various sections of our site and identify system performance
or problem areas. We also use this information to help us expand the coverage
of the site to assist users in finding health information. We do not use
"cookies" on our web site, unless specifically stated otherwise.
•
If we request personal information from you we are obligated under state law to
provide you with the following information:
the purpose for which the personal information is collected
Any
specific consequences to the person for refusal to provide the personal
information
Your
right to inspect, amend, or correct personal records,
if any;
Whether
the personal information is generally available for public inspection; and
Whether
the personal information is made available or transferred to or shared with any
entity other than the official custodian.
•
We do not give, share, sell or transfer any personal information collected on
this site to a third party, unless otherwise specified.
•
You are not required to provide information to us. If we request information and you refuse
to provide it to us, your refusal will not be held against you or prejudice our
relationship with you.
• When
inquiries are e-mailed to us, we store the question and the e-mail address
information so that we can respond electronically. Unless otherwise required by
statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or comments to our web
site. We will not obtain information that will allow us to personally identify
you when you visit our site, unless you chose to provide such information to
us.
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Information that you consider confidential should not be sent to us over the
internet.
Questions
about DHMH privacy policies should be sent to the DHMH Web Team at 410-767-5101 E-mail: webadministrator@dhmh.state.md.us
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Updated 05/21/2007